Habitus monachi feras cicurantis in vrbibus; Sacqua peregrinator Mechanus, qui obuijs aquam propinat religionis ergo; Mechani peregrinatores, qui incitati religione sepulcrum visunt Mahometis

Abraham de Bruyn Flemish
Publisher Joos de Bosscher Netherlandish

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Engraving, part of 'Omnium pene Europae, Asiae, Aphricae atque Americae Gentium Habitus' (Costumes of the various nations of Europe, Asia, Africa and America), a series of prints representing figures from various parts of the world, engraved by Abraham de Bruyn and published by Joos de Bosscher in 1580.

This engraving represents the dress of a monk who is walking around the city with a beast, a peregrine from Mechanus, and two peregrines from Mechanus, who diffuse the religion of Muhammad. On the left, the monk wears a long-sleeved, ankle-length overcoat and a turban flanked by a small hat on the top, and low-heeled, pointed-toe boots. He holds a torch in his right hand and, on the left, the latch of a deer (?) that walks with him, with a bell tied to its neck.

The peregrine from Mechanus wears a short-sleeved, calf-length overcoat, a turban, and long, flat boots. He has a wide waistband with pearls, from which hangs a sort of eye shape with a pearl in the center. He carries two bags across his chest, one of them embellished with pearls and rings. On his right hand he holds a sort of hammer and a small bowl.

The two other peregrines from Mechanus wear draped robes over wide, mid-length trousers, one of them also with a fur-lined tunic, headscarves, and flat, pointed-toe shoes. Each one carries a flag, attached to a rod flanked by a crescent motif, on their shoulders.

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